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  * Contributors:
  * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.update.core;

 import java.net.URL ;

 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;

 /**
  * Site archive interface.
  * Site archive is a representation of a packaged archive (file) located
  * on an update site. It allows a "symbolic" path used to identify
  * a plug-in or non-plug-in feature entry to be explicitly mapped
  * to a specific URL.
  * <p>
  * Clients may implement this interface. However, in most cases clients should
  * directly instantiate or subclass the provided implementation of this
  * interface.
  * </p>
  * <p>
  * <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
  * change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
  * from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
  * (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
  * </p>
  * @see org.eclipse.update.core.ArchiveReference
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public interface IArchiveReference extends IAdaptable {

     /**
      *
      * @return the archive "symbolic" path, or <code>null</code>
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public String getPath();

     /**
      * Retrieve the site archive URL
      *
      * @return the archive URL, or <code>null</code>
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public URL getURL();
 }

